Advertising device.



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E. S. JAROS.

ADVERTISING DEVICE. APPLICATION FILED 'NOV. 6, 1912- v Patented Sept. 4, 1917.

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dllA'illEg PATELN FFJILQEt ERNEST s. annoeor COLUMBUS, orrro, ASSIGN OETJO fIHE UNITED nnrronsrieerrne MACHINE COMPANY, or COLUMBUS, onro, Aioon'ron'lirroiv oEo'IiIo.

ADVERTISING DEVIQE;

Specification of'Iietters Patent.

Patented Septet, 191W;

To all wiwm z'tmay, concern Be it known that LlERNEsT S. Jews, a citizen: of the United States, lumbus, in. the county of Franklinand State of Ohio, have invented certain new and useful Improvements in Advertising Devices,

of which the followingis a -specific ation.

My invention relates to advertising devices and is particularly direotedto the pro- I vision. of meansfor demonstratingxthe wearing qualities of clothes in a 'form that has hitherto never been approached. More specifically, my invention aims to provide means for: demonstrating the elasticity of textile or other materials and also for -.demonstrattions such as seams etcr .As a meansof illustration, I have shownwthis principle applied to a glove testing machine and it is my obj ect to apply the above tests VVGELI'. i i

A further aim is to attract attention to the wearing qualities: of; the-articles on dise play by providing means for indicating the intensity of the appliedaforc'es used in the 'demonstrating:operationr I believe it to be a material advance-in, the art to allow the observing public to acquaint themselves withorder to. demonstrate the longevity of the. articles on display under varying'condltions,

I have provided means for applying wearing. actions of varying intensities and also indicate these varying intensities by means of a" plurality of scales;

A further object of my invention is to. so"

construct the operating mechanism that it mayaat-all times bevwithin the 'visionof the observing public through a display opening arrangedinany desired pl'acein the'hous ing: structure:

equipped'with plate glass: and thereby allowingra clear view mechanism. This feature is of importance in that-the public atlarge is ever ready to believe that deception has been practised in the various demonstrations'of wearing aps residing: at Comg the soundness of all points of connec to the var r1ous:- portions of this glove that aremost liable to become worn, or to tearin actual attaining this result, I-

In the I present instance; I have'shown the front-ofthe cabinet as being of the internal operating parel-and that a internal operating. mechanism, any existing doubt should be removed view showingvclearly the 1 The preferredembodiment of my inveni tion is shown in the accompanying drawings, in which similar characters of refer? ence designate coresponding parts, and in which:

Figure l is afront elevation of my ad vertlsing device shown in position of open ation,

Fig. 2 isa sectionalplan talren on line- 1 and looking in the direction- 22 of Fig. of the arrow, 1

Fig. 3is a detail in perspective of a-portion of the operating mechanism,

Fig. 4- is a detail in perspective of another portion of the operating mechanism, Fig. 5. is aside elevationofmy advertisingdevice in assembled condition within a The article to be demonstrated is securely fastened to these gripping elements-in any desired position and-at points opposite such attachment are complementalgripping elements ll of sin1ilar-constructionand carry ing rings '12 at their lower ends. 1 1

Carried within the casing 1, and resting upon the floor thereof, is a'motor 13 having its armature shaft extended and provided witha worm 14. In workingengagement with this worm is a worm wheel 15 carried upon'a shaft 16, which shaft isisupported between vertical standards 17 and which also carries agear 18 at one end. Meshing with this gear 1 8 is a pinion 19 carried upon a shaft 20, which shaft is IIIOUDiZGChlITiL position-directly below the gripping elements 9 and-11 and is supported by upright standards 21. Thus it will be seenthat rotation of the motor will causerotationof the shaft 20 inaldefinite knownratio and'in order to a 12 carried by the gripping 27 which lever arms are placed in a cooper- I ative position with respect to the eccentric pins 24:. At the forward end of each" lever arm 27 is an embracing element 30 pivotally mounted uponthe pin 31 passing through the lever and having a threaded aperture in its upper side for the reception of connecting rod 32. Each connecting rod 32 is provided with an integral hook 33 at which hook is adapted to engagethe rings elements 11. Should it be desired to at any time alter the effective length of any connecting rod. 32, this may be done by screwing the same further into the embracing element and may subsequently be locked in its adjusted position by the lock nut 33 From the description thus far a given, assuming the articles to be displayed have been suitably supported by the gripping elements 9 and 11, rotation of the motor 18 will transmit a rotary motion to the shaft 20 and consequently causes the eccentric pin 24: to travel-in the path of a circle. The construction of the scales 3, 4c and 5 is such as to normally return to zero position and thereby maintain the lever arm 27 in partially elevated position. However, upon the approach of the eccentric pin 2e, this lever arm is depressed, the amount of which depends upon the adjusted position of the eccentric pin in the slot 23. This downward movement of the lever arm 27 causes a stretching action to be applied to the garment on dis play, the amount of which is clearlyindicated by the pounds pressure shown by the scales.

However, the lever arm 27 is of an ap preciable weight and naturally this weightwill also be registered by the scales. To

overcome this, I have provided a spring 34: suspended from the casing and terminating atits lower end in the threaded extension 35.

At a point approximately the center of the lever arm 27, I have shown an upwardly extending threaded rod 36 removably engaging a ring 37 carried by the lever arm. The threaded portions 35 and 36 are adjustably connected together by means of the turnbuckle 38, which turnbuckle may be adjusted to the desired position to indicate zero weight upon the scales by the indicator arm.

The lower portion of the forward face of the cabinet is preferably provided with a plate glass or other transparent front 39, which front is supported in any desired manner in the lower framework of the structure.

its upper end,

It will thus be apparent that the operating mechanism will at alltimes be open to inspection by the public and to further facilitate sureness of this inspection,I have pro vided incandescent lamps 40 supported by a portion of the rear structure of the cabinet and preferably hidden from View. By this means, the interior of the cabinet, carrying the operating mechanism, may at all times be properly illuminated.

. I have shown my present device as applied in demonstrating gloves and have shown it as testing the seams of a. finger, also the amount the palm portion will stretch and as testing the point of jointure of the thumb with the palm portion, conceded to bethe portions to show wear. It will be apparent from the foregoing description, that the gloves thus carried suspended between thefgripping elements 9 and 11 may be subjected to a very severe test and further, from the structure of the cabinet with its transparent front and the indicatthese being usually ing scales, the public may at all times be the and fOr compensating for the influences of i the operating mechanism. 4. f

What I claim, is:

1. An advertising device comprising a plurality of scales, means for attaching an article of wearing apparel to each of said scales, said articles being attached in dissimilar positions, and means for automatically and successively subjecting each article of apparel to a stretching action, that the stretching actions increase in intensity from one of said articles to another.

2. An advertising device comprising a plurality of suspended scales, means for attaching an article of apparel to each of said scales, and means for automatically and successively to a stretching aOtlOIL.

3. An advertising plurality of suspended scales, means for attaching an article of apparel to each of said scales, and means for automatically and successively subjecting each article of apparel to a stretching action, said last means being such that the stretching action of one article is completed before it is instituted for the succeeding article.

4:. An advertising device comprising a plurality ofsuspended scales,means for at taching an article of apparel to each of said scales, means for automatically and sucing means. a c

5. An advertising device comprising a casing, a plurality of suspended'scales, means for attaching an article of apparel to each of 130 said means being such subjecting each article of apparel devlce comprising a said scales, a lever pivoted at its rear end for each of said scales, second attaching means for each of said articles operatively connected to the other ends of said levers, and means for automatically and successively depressing said levers to subject said articles to a stretching action.

In testimony whereof I afiix my signature 111 presence of two Witnesses.

ERNEST S. JAROS.

Witnesses:

WALTER E. L. 13001:, A. L. PHELPS.

Copies of this patent may be obtained for five cents each, by addressing the Commissioner of Patents, Washington, D. G. 

